A poignant and necessary read about dying with #Alzheimer's, and the devastating grief experienced by everyone affected by the disease (the person with it and those who love them): "Dad hasn’t spoken a full sentence in months but, as we walk through the sliding doors, he says, 'This’s a hell of a way to die.'"

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parents-died-one-year-apart-grief-support_n_67a3ab79e4b06ed21da0ca24

#EndAlz
#AdvanceDirective

My Parents Died 1 Year Apart. I Wasn't Prepared For The Way Grief Showed Up.

"I wonder how different things could have been if I hadn’t waded into everything so unequipped — so completely naive."

HuffPost

A poignant and necessary read about dying with #Alzheimer's, and the devastating grief experienced by everyone affected by the disease (the person with it and those who love them): "Dad hasn’t spoken a full sentence in months but, as we walk through the sliding doors, he says, 'This’s a hell of a way to die.'"

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parents-died-one-year-apart-grief-support_n_67a3ab79e4b06ed21da0ca24

#EndAlz
#AdvanceDirective

My Parents Died 1 Year Apart. I Wasn't Prepared For The Way Grief Showed Up.

"I wonder how different things could have been if I hadn’t waded into everything so unequipped — so completely naive."

HuffPost

In the wake of #Project2025 and #Trump’s appeal to voters to vote for him “one last time” in #Election2024, any voter who votes for #DonaldTrump would be like signing an irrevocable #AdvanceDirective, also known as #LivingWill to Trump and his torch-bearers.

If the Trump-loyalists decide to pull life support off anybody they don’t like, #justDie.

Yes, please. But it shouldn't take a company. Or cost. If anything, the estate should RECEIVE money. (Legal in #WA #CO #OR #VT #CA and #NY currently.)
#compost #HumanComposting #funeral #environment #AdvanceDirective
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/19/human-composting-industry-deathcare
From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

The Guardian
One of the best gifts you can give your loved ones is an #AdvanceDirective.
Susannah Fox on Twitter

“Can you and your loved ones answer these questions about the end of life? Please consider sharing this over the Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family. You might be surprised at the conversations it inspires. [ALT text included for image]”

Twitter
Presenting at Ethics Grand Rounds today, seeking to normalize discussion of end of life care. 
#bioethics #endoflifeplanning #AdvanceDirective